Flying-machine.



0.1". JENKINS.

FLYING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 18,1910.

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WITNESSES. INVENTOH 9% 1M Patented Dec. 16, 1913.

G. F. JENKINS.

. FLYING MAGHINE.

. APPLICATION FILED JULY 18,1910. 1 081 504, Patented Dec. 16, 1913 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

CHARLES FRANCIS JENKINS, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT 013 CGLUMIBIA.

FLYING-MACHINE.

Application filed July 13, 1910.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Cnaunns FRANCIS JENKINS, citizen of the United States, residing at. Vi/'ashington, District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful 11nprovements in l lying-h'iachines, of which the following is a specificatio 1.

This invention relates to timing machines, and has for its main object t me maintaining of automatic equilibrium. This is accom plished by supporting the driving motor in such manner that it will act as a gyroscope, and, employing rotary motion derived from the motor, automatically manipulate the stabilizing devices. It is not important whether these stabilizing devices 'oc warping wing edges, auxiliary planes, or other means.

The drawings accompanying this specification are largely diagrammatic, this is believed to be suliieicnt for a clear understanding of the principles involved as well their application. I

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of an aeroplane showing a possible location of the motor; and Fig. 2 is a larger bottom View of the floating ring which carries the friction wheels employed in winding and unwinding the cords fastened to the stabilizing devices.

In both figures like symbols refer to like parts in which,

i 1 is rotary-cylinder motor for drivin through suitable means, the propeller of an aeroplane 8. The upper end of the crank-shaft of the motortis fixedly held in a pivotally supported frame, as in a universal or giinbal suspension. Uponv the other extremity of the rector sleeve l th friction wheel 5 ..astencd,and this is free to rotate inside of and normally just clearing the friction wheels 6 and 6 and 7 and 7. The former are looth fixed onshaft S and the latter on shaft f. Shaft 8 has the drain 11 also mounted thereon, while the drum l0 inounted'on shaft These two shafts are journaled in the floating 12, which latter is movahly mounted n the frame of. the aeroplane, and held by r arms 13 and 17. This iioa'" is given a fore and aft moveme of the rack 13 and worm l w iii-fastened on shaft 15 on the the or which the hand wheel 16 is mounted. Lateral in -"cment is given the ring by means of the cVGI l7, pivoted at 18, the opposite end of thei'lever having Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. l (13-, l 913.

Serial No. 572,589.

a rack 19 engaging with a worm 20, fastened to the shaft 21 on the other end of which the hand wheel 22 is secured. Loosely mounted on the shaft is a hand wheel having a windingdrurn 2ft: secured thereto. .On the shaft 15 is similarly mounted a hand wheel 25 having a winding drum 26. The member of the cord 3O extends outward and attaches to the stabilizing plane at the right (not shown) while the member 30- attaches to a similar plane at the left. The cords 31 and 31 also attaches to the same planes, right and left, respectively. The cord and 32-" attaches to the elevating planes to raise and lower it, while the cord 33 and 33 is also similarly attached.

The operation of the device is as follows: With the motorin rotation. and assuming the aeroplane in free. flight, the tipping or the aeroplane, for example, the depression of the left plane, will bring the face of the wheel on. the motor into frictional contact withthe wheel 7 which willrotate the drum i0 winding in the cord attached to the left stabilizing plane causing the machine to instantly right itself. Obviously, the tipping of the machine to the right will cause reverse rotation of the drum 10 and therefore pull. down the plane on that side again righting the machine. So, likewise, the tipping of the machine downward or upward would cause rotation of the drum 11 the one way or the other to right it. Turning the Wheel 16 to pull the floating ring 12 toward the front would act the same though the machine should incline more or less downward, that is, it would cause the machine to rise, which it would continue to do until the wheel was turned again into middle position. it is also obvious that similarly the right or left plane of the machine might be raised in the same manner, by the manipulation of the wheel 22. Should the motor stop by design or accident, the steering would then be ac eonnflishcd by the wheels 23 and 25, the cords from the drums of which are attached to the stabilizing planes and the elevating planes, spectively, the automatic controlling he s lacing at rest and inoperative.

l. The eenil'iination with a flying machine provided with gyroscopic driving apparatus and with stabilizing devices normally free from the driving apparatus, of automatic means whereby the gyroscopic action of said aim, therefore, as my in ention,

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